Recent content by tgd31968

That's kind of my feeling as well. What I don't get are the ones you occasionally see where they didn't cut under the barrel band. I know most guys were just thinking, hey a free .22 and didn't care that much, but cutting under the front barrel band seems kinda obvious. I supposed it partly...

I have some Russian "Jr" ammo, admittedly that is about 40 years old now, that is coated. It doesn't seem to gum up the rifles much, but you can tell it's there when you handle the cartridges. Periodically I a like to run some copper/lead remover through the bore and scrub. It is amazing how...

I have had good results with PPU ammo in various calibers. I do avoid some of the Russian brands in older guns. A few years ago I tried either brown or silver bear 30-06 in my Garand and 1903. The report and recoil were noticeably hotter than some Danish surplus and other stuff I had. So...

I did a search but didn't get any specific results on this question. Given two rifles of similar condition, if one were duffel cut and one were not, does anyone have a swag at what, if any, a reasonable value difference would be? A % may be a more realistic answer than an actual dollar value...